The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-08-13
Saturday, August 10, 1887.


at homcwood drying park.
See program OF to-day 5 races for adj
vertiscments Of the business places Of
the town.
-Byard Widdoes has had three drains
put around his residence for the purpose
of carrying Off the water.
The cool wave on Saturday evening
last was grateful relief from the hot,
sutry days just passed.
-Byard Widdoes will run hack from
Z the Washington Hotel to the IIomewood
Driving Park to-day for those who wish
to see the races.
On Saturday last Charles Denmcad
of Baltimore, Md, was drowned at Toll
chester Beach, while bathing.
mir. William Morrison, living about
fone mile and half from Newark, ex-
poets to put in wind mill in short
time.
"A young lady named Cheesman of
Harrington, Del, was drowned in st.
Johns Creek on Saturday last while
bathing.
Mrs $. A. Roach has the best iavors
of ice cream Especial attention is call
ed to her peach and pineapple ice cream
and orange wafer ice.
1.-The NJ. f. Sunday School of this
town will have their picnic on Wednes-
day next in S NJ. Donnel's grove, on
New London avenue.
Farmers in this vicinity have been
taking advantage of the good weather
and got in their oats, and the most of
them have them threshed.
Special pains have been taken By
/the management of Homewood Driving
Park to make the trot to-day one of the
Shest over held The success is assured.
1t is quite probable that the entire
business of the James & Webb Printing
and Stationery Co.. of Wilmington will
be offered at Sheriii's sale at an early
date
The first carload of peaches of the
season came up on the Delaware Rail-
road and passed the F., W. 4 B. station
on Monday evening, enroute for Cincin
pati, Ohio.
The fifth social picnic will be given
in Chestcrvillc, Pa, by the cornet band
of that place this evening. Music by
Prof Montgomery's orchestra of Will
mington Del.
Mr.. Alexander Gregg at Nonatum,
who has been suffering from an attack
of malaria fever for the past four or five
weeks, we are glad to state is able to be
out again.
The ice cream season is just at its
height with Mrs S. 4. Roach. She cor
daily invites all her friends to call and
trya plate of her excellent ice cream and
water ices. All navors.
--On next Thursday L. IL Crossan Jr.,
will sell IS head Of excellent heifers and
steers at the Kimbleyillc drove yards.
Mr.. Crossan always sells good stock, and
the present lot will be 10 exception to
the rule.
The attention OF one of our promi-
nent citizens being called to the higly
grass growing in the CUTTERS humorousA
ly remarked that if allowed to remain
much longer, rail bird shooting could be
\indulped,
The Glasgow NJ. +. Church will hold
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woods on Thursday and Friday, August
25th and Goth. 4 good time is expected
Refreshments will be in abundance Ek-
ccllent speakers.
j +. White Il Bro, appear in neat
card in this issue. These gentlemen are
endeayoring to furnish the public with
just the kind Of goods in their line, and
so fur they have succeeded admirably
Give them a call.
J. NJ. Scott of Appleton, Md, with
force carpenters started on last Monday
for Nandyke Station, four miles south of
Townsend, Del, to erect large barn on
farm belonging to Mr. Samuel Lindsey
of INTERCHANGEABLE, Del.
On Saturday evening of last week
an unknown man who was stealing a
ride ON a freight train on the Delaware
Railroad had his thigh broken, at Por-
L. ters Station. The man was taken to
~thc almshouse at Wilmington.
The B. Il o. Railroad make an inn
portant announcement in this issue in
relation to their sleeping cars. This
company are doing every thing in their
power to please the travelling public, and
thus far have succeeded admirably.
Jas. Legg, ir, who was superintend-
ent of the Dean Wooden Mills, in this
place ut the time the mills were destroy
ed by fire, and now superintendent of II
mill at North lIartland, VT, will remove
his family there the latter part of next
week
The amusement season in Whining
ton opens on Thursday evening, Aug,
18th, in the Opera House, under the
management of J X. Baylis. The at
traction will be Wilson x Rankins min
sirels which is said to be a strong COM
binaton.
The increase in the number of adj
vertiscments in THE LEDGER fully iusti-
fies us in saying that every advertisers
receives the greatest benefits. The pa
per has a wide circulation, and this flct
is becoming known among live business
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